CVE-2011-5156
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Effective File Search 6.7 allows local users to gain...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Effective File Search 6.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse ztvunrar36.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .efs file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Effective File Search 6.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse ztvunrar36.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .efs file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2011-5156- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Effective File Search 6.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse ztvunrar36.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .efs file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2011-5156- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-5056 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Effective File Search 6.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse ztvunrar36.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .efs file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2011-5056- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-96xx-95wx-q87m No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Effective File Search 6.7 allows local users to gain...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Effective File Search 6.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse ztvunrar36.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .efs file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-96xx-95wx-q87m- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-5156 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Sowsoft Effective File Search, published September 6, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.